The contested divorce may be obtained only on the following grounds :-

1. ………..

2……………..

3………………….

4. Ill-treatment or serious injury.

2. The Plaintiff married the Defendant on 19-4-1987, The Plaintiff is from Assagao whilst the Defendant is from Verla, Parra. The Plaintiff is a mechanical engineer working abroad and periodically comes to Gail whilst the Defendant is a lecturer in a higher secondary school. Theirs was an arranged marriage and the Plaintiff was elder to the Defendant by about 9 years. Armando, their only child was born to them on 16-3-1988. Their relations were rather strained at least from 311-1990 if not earlier, as a result of which the Defendant was residing at her mother's house at Verla, Parra during the absence of the Plaintiff while he was abroad.

3. On behalf of the Plaintiff, an advocate's letter dated 21-2-1991 was written to the Defendant to find out a solution in law in respect of the differen